chess

chess
chess /tʃes/ noun [uncountable]
a game for two players, who move their playing pieces according to particular rules across a special board to try to trap their opponent’s king (=most important piece):
    They meet fairly often to play chess.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ play chess Do you want to play chess?
■ chess + NOUN
   ▪ a chess player Today, many chess players have online games.
   ▪ a chess game/match Who won the chess game?
   ▪ a chess board (=with black and white squares on it) There was a chess board set up on the table.
   ▪ a chess piece (=one that you move around the board) Some of the chess pieces were missing.
   ▪ a chess set (=a complete group of the different chess pieces) She gave him a beautifully carved wooden chess set.
   ▪ a chess move You first have to learn the basic chess moves.
   ▪ a chess championship/tournament (=a chess competition) Ray's taking part in a chess tournament.
   ▪ a chess club a member of the school chess club
   ▪ a chess master (=a very skilled player) An eight year-old who can beat a chess master is remarkable.
   ▪ a chess grand master (=the highest title a chess player can get) Bobby Fischer was an American chess grandmaster.
   ▪ the chess world He's a star of the chess world.